Re: storage battery question

Mar 16, 2008 0 Replies


    Normal variance.


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> Joseph Meehan
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> > I have two car type batteries that I have in my basement.  One is to
> > start my generator and the other is a spare.  I charge them once a week
> > at 1.5A for three hours.  I check the voltage before charging.  One of
> > them usually reads 12.60 volts and the other 12.76 volts.  I checked the
> > acid level on the 12.76 volt one and it is OK.  Why would it read so > > high?
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Sounds normal, especially if you're measuring the voltage immediately after charging. If you wait a day after charging, I'll bet the higher one drops down closer to 12.6.


If it were me, I'd get a battery tender connected so I didn't have to charge them periodically.

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